The Evolution of MDR: From Alerts to Risk Reduction
Is Your MDR Helping You Reduce Risk—or Just Reporting It?
As cybersecurity threats evolve and the attack surface expands, the gap between MDR expectations and reality continues to widen. Enter MDR 3.0: a new model that aligns security operations with business resilience. Powered by AgenticAI and Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), MDR 3.0 shifts the focus from alert activity to true risk reduction.
Join Deepwatch for this expert-led session as we explore what’s driving this evolution—and how leading organizations are building preemptive, proactive, and measurable security programs.
January 15, 2026
10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET
What You’ll Learn:
- The evolution of MDR from 1.0 to 3.0—moving from alerts to assurance.
- How Agentic AI powers autonomous, risk-based security operations.
- The metrics that matter most to CISOs and boards.
- How to determine whether your MDR provider truly reduces risk or simply reports it.
Speakers
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Christina Richmond-Cybersecurity Strategist | Former IDC Analyst
In her 20-year tenure as an industry analyst, Christina Richmond, Principal Analyst for Richmond Advisory Group has witnessed and advised vendors and service providers on the evolution of security products and services and where they should focus the development of their portfolio. Trends like digital transformation, internet of things, SaaS and shadow IT, managed security services and managed detection and response have captivated her thoughts. Today, her firm covers the "new perimeter" of identity and data security in this always-on, AI-enabled and fast approaching post-quantum world while still studying all things cyber.
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Chad Cragle-CISO, Deepwatch
Chad leads Deepwatch’s approach to modernizing detection and response. He’s a builder of next-gen SOC capabilities—and a candid voice on why traditional MDR needs a reboot.